time to add borders...
02-06-2012, 04:52 PM
#21
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I wouldn't leave the white border off, the quilt won't float, if that is a term. The blue on blue might make some strange shapes that don't add to the pattern. What ever you decide will make a very pretty quilt, with beautiful colors.
02-07-2012, 07:32 AM
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Beautiful quilt, love the fabrics, that being said, I think using the white as the first border first will make the quilt look like it's melting into the border, instead of being contained. IMHO. I think a VERY NARROW (like 1/2-3/4" - no more than 1" max, finished) lighter purple, green or even the pale blue from the flowers in the focus fabric as a frame, then white and the focus fabric, binding in the dark blue. Or if you don't have the purple, blue or green and don't want to go out and buy some, again, very narrow, but in the dark blue, then the white and focus. But I think the contrasting color will make the center pop more, and it is such a lovely center, it deserves to be made the focal point! 
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02-07-2012, 07:07 PM
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I appreciate all the thought you have all put into this. I currently have a blue inner border, then white border, and then focus outer border on my design wall. It looks pretty good, but I am not doing anything permanently probably until the weekend after work. I don't want to rush into this. I have purple, green, and light blue that would work, and I need to play with it all again. This week is one of those busy ones...but that happens. Can't quilt every day, even though I am semi-retired. 
Dina
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02-08-2012, 02:19 AM
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Well, I have been playing with borders for about half an hour. I've decided it does need the white as one of the borders. I like the suggestion of blue, then white, then the focus fabric. (I have also tried light blue, purple, and green, none of which look very good, even for the one inch border.)
Annie
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